We present to your attention an interesting project created by a team of scientists, journalists and public activists. In the descriptions of the video, the authors noted: «In the second episode of the documentary narrative podcast ‘Why Do They Steal?,’ we explore the legacy of the Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazepa. We delve into the ongoing lack of understanding of the significance of this historical figure. This episode investigates the russian aversion to anything associated with Mazepa while harboring a desire to appropriate the Hetman’s legacy. For instance, the Lev (Lion) cannon, rushed by the russians to become a symbol of their empire, was left uncharged. Or consider the Pigeon Bell, awkwardly rescued and subsequently mishandled, leading to its ultimate breakage. Moreover, we examine why, even after 300 years, the russians can’t get over Mazepa. The material was prepared with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation. The material reflects the position of the authors and does not necessarily coincide with the position of the International Renaissance Foundation».

Video

In January of this year, the Ucrainica Research Institute and the National Executive of the League of Ukrainian Canadians in Toronto donated their next subsidy in support of our website “Ivan Mazepa Name”. These institutions also rendered similar subsidies in 2017-2023. We acknowledge this annual support from Canada which helps us to maintain the site and update it with new materials and thus continue to popularize the life and deeds of Hetman Ivan Mazepa and his era, as well as the contemporary publications on these subjects of Ukrainian history. We kindly thank Orest Steciw, M.A., president of the Ucrainica Research Institute and the executive director of the League of Ukrainian Canadians, and hope for further cooperation.

In June of this year, the Ucrainica Research Institute and the National Executive of the League of Ukrainian Canadians in Toronto donated a new subsidy in support of our website “Ivan Mazepa Name”. These institutions also rendered similar subsidies in 2017-2022. We acknowledge this annual support from Canada which helps us to maintain the site and update it with new materials and thus continue to popularize the life and deeds of Hetman Ivan Mazepa and his era, as well as the contemporary publications on these subjects of Ukrainian history. We kindly thank Orest Steciw, M.A., president of the Ucrainica Research Institute and the executive director of the League of Ukrainian Canadians, and hope for further cooperation.

This illustrated article by archaeologists Dr. Volodymyr Mezentsev (Canada) and Yurii Sytyi (Ukraine) surveys the results of the 2021 excavations in Baturyn, Ukraine. It also examines the princely coat of arms of Ivan Mazepa depicted on the stove tiles discovered at the site of the ruined residence of Pylyp Orlyk, on the 19th-century German engraving, and the hetman’s seal, 1707-08, in a comparative analysis. The first shorter version of this article was published in the bulletin Canadio-Byzantina, No. 33, University of Ottawa, January 2022, pp. 15-22. These authors regularly present their articles and booklets on the history and culture of Mazepa’s capital at this website.
Article

In January of this year, the Ucrainica Research Institute and the National Executive of the League of Ukrainian Canadians in Toronto donated a new subsidy in support of our website “Ivan Mazepa Name”. These institutions also rendered similar subsidies in 2017-2021. We acknowledge this annual support from Canada which helps us to maintain the site and update it with new materials and thus continue to popularize the life and deeds of Hetman Ivan Mazepa and his era, as well as the contemporary publications on these subjects of Ukrainian history. We kindly thank Orest Steciw, M.A., president of the Ucrainica Research Institute and the executive director of the League of Ukrainian Canadians, and hope for further cooperation.

This article with gallery of colour illustrations in PDF examines the rare ceramic stove tiles featuring the armorial bearings of Ivan Mazepa which were discovered during the excavations at Baturyn in 2017-20. It presents and analyses the computer reconstructions of his broken and burnt heraldic emblem in relief surrounded with images of weapons, military accoutrements, and hetman and Cossack symbols of power topped by the unique depiction of a princely crown. These archaeological finds have been identified with Mazepa’s coat of arms as Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He was granted this title in 1707. This article was published in the “Ukrainian Echo”, the English-language section of the popular Ukrainian Canadian newspaper “Homin Ukrainy”, Vol. LXXIII, No. 10, Toronto, March 9, 2021.
Article

This illustrated article in PDF surveys the findings of the 2020 excavations of remnants of the underground brick tunnel in Hetman Ivan Mazepa’s manor, the residences of Chancellor General Pylyp Orlyk, and a well-to-do Cossack in Baturyn’s suburbs. It focuses on the decorations of unearthed ornamental and heraldic stove tiles in Ukrainian baroque style of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Photos and computer graphic reconstructions of selected broken and burnt ceramic tiles as well as two façades of heating stoves of the ruined P. Orlyk’s home are presented and described.
Article